Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles
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Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH, or short RMMV, is a joint venture company between the both German companies MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG and Rheinmetall AG
to merge their Military Division (MAN Nutzfahrzeuge) and Corporate Sector Defence (Rheinmetall). The new firm was founded on 12 January 2010. The headquarter is in Munich
and the production facilities are located in Kassel
, Germany and Vienna
, Austria. The approval for the merging was given by the Bundeskartellamt
on the 22 February. The remit of the company is to manufacturing wheeled military vehicles. At the present there are 370 employees working in the company. Up to the late 2012 the firm will have 1300 employees.
of the production of complete built (also no CKD and SKD kits) military vehicles. The vehicles will be sold worldwide. The companies merged in May 2010 after gaining approval from the Bundeskartellamt
, and hope to generate profits of up to €1 billion. The first public appearance of the RMMV was at IDEB 2010 (International Defence Exhibition Bratislava
).
Insiders are saying that the fusion of the both company divisions was a last minute rescue. So the main problem of MAN should be an insufficient linkage to other defense companies. As an result, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge bought in many components, like the driver cabin, from other firms. Even the ailing sales network of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge will be responsible for a significant economic loss, because not all markets have could be supplied. According to this situation, the department was living from one job to another and never knew what comes or happens next. However, Rheinmetall is interested in the manufacturing of buses, in which MAN Nutzfahrzeuge is experienced. In October 2010, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles agreed to cooperate with Timoney Technology
, who would make independent suspension and transmission systems for new types of RMMV vehicles. The first example of this partnership is the Wisent
.
Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and defence company with factories in Düsseldorf, Kassel and Unterlüß. The company has a long tradition of making guns and artillery pieces...
to merge their Military Division (MAN Nutzfahrzeuge) and Corporate Sector Defence (Rheinmetall). The new firm was founded on 12 January 2010. The headquarter is in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and the production facilities are located in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Germany and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria. The approval for the merging was given by the Bundeskartellamt
Bundeskartellamt
The Federal Cartel Office is Germany's national competition regulator. It was first established in 1958 and comes under the authority of the Federal Ministry of the Economy and Technology. Its headquarters are in the former West German capital, Bonn and its President is Andreas Mundt, who has a...
on the 22 February. The remit of the company is to manufacturing wheeled military vehicles. At the present there are 370 employees working in the company. Up to the late 2012 the firm will have 1300 employees.
Corporate strategy
The aim of the company is to bundle the partners' military-technological know-how. MAN announced that they are planning an national and later an European consolidationConsolidation (business)
Consolidation or amalgamation is the act of merging many things into one. In business, it often refers to the mergers and acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones. In the context of financial accounting, consolidation refers to the aggregation of financial statements of a group...
of the production of complete built (also no CKD and SKD kits) military vehicles. The vehicles will be sold worldwide. The companies merged in May 2010 after gaining approval from the Bundeskartellamt
Bundeskartellamt
The Federal Cartel Office is Germany's national competition regulator. It was first established in 1958 and comes under the authority of the Federal Ministry of the Economy and Technology. Its headquarters are in the former West German capital, Bonn and its President is Andreas Mundt, who has a...
, and hope to generate profits of up to €1 billion. The first public appearance of the RMMV was at IDEB 2010 (International Defence Exhibition Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
).
Insiders are saying that the fusion of the both company divisions was a last minute rescue. So the main problem of MAN should be an insufficient linkage to other defense companies. As an result, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge bought in many components, like the driver cabin, from other firms. Even the ailing sales network of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge will be responsible for a significant economic loss, because not all markets have could be supplied. According to this situation, the department was living from one job to another and never knew what comes or happens next. However, Rheinmetall is interested in the manufacturing of buses, in which MAN Nutzfahrzeuge is experienced. In October 2010, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles agreed to cooperate with Timoney Technology
Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland
Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland is an Irish company which designs, develops and manufactures powertrains and independent suspension systems for heavy duty trucks, motor coaches and military vehicles.-Military:...
, who would make independent suspension and transmission systems for new types of RMMV vehicles. The first example of this partnership is the Wisent
Wisent (vehicle)
The Wisent is an 8x8 armoured logistics vehicle built by Rheinmetall. It is designed to be airliftable by the Airbus A400M.It can be fitted with various modules, for cargo carrying, medical use, troop transport, and so on....
.
Products
- The WisentWisent (vehicle)The Wisent is an 8x8 armoured logistics vehicle built by Rheinmetall. It is designed to be airliftable by the Airbus A400M.It can be fitted with various modules, for cargo carrying, medical use, troop transport, and so on....
armoured 8x8 truck - A new product idea is an armored bus for the AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
mission which will be for the transportation of BundeswehrBundeswehrThe Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
soldiers. This vehicle will be the first developed product of the RMMV. Series production of it will start in the late 2011. Up to this time the older models will provide the model range. - Armored tracked vehicles like the Rheinmetall PHZ2000 and the Rheinmetall PumaPuma (IFV)The Puma is a German infantry fighting vehicle, the mass production has started on the 6th July 2009. It will replace the aging Marder IFVs, from 2010 through 2020. Governing company is PSM Projekt System Management, a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall Landsysteme. The Puma is...
are built by the Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH which is not a part of the RMMV joint venture.